Before it was shortened, defined and structured, melancholia spoke more to the feeling itself, a heaviness, a slowing, a something that stayed.
Now we write depression - clearer, clinical, easier to place.
But the experience hasn't really changed, only the language around it.
The notebook is a small reminder that the words we use don't just describe a feeling, they shape how we understand it, how we carry it, and how we move through it.
Keep it close, for notes, thoughts or the things that don't quite fit elsewhere.
